Level I rhythmic syllable pairs for developing your ukulele strums vocabulary.

Level II rhythmic syllable pairs for developing your ukulele strums vocabulary.

Four premium practice play-along tracks for mastering and exploring the Mixolydian scale. Suitable for any instrument.

This lesson’s focus in on the alternating thumb style, commonly called Travis Picking in the guitar world. For guitar it’s an alternating bass note style with the thumb playing the lower, bass notes.

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In this lesson we’re introducing the index finger four times to the alternating thumb pattern mastered in the Alternate Thumb Fingerpicking Style - Introduction. There is only one pattern in common or cut time.

In this lesson we’re introducing the middle finger to the fingerpicking pattern mastered in lesson four. There’s only one pattern in common or cut time.

In this lesson we’re introducing the middle finger to the fingerpicking patterns mastered in lesson three. There are six possible patterns in common or cut time.

In this lesson we’re introducing the middle finger to the patterns mastered in lesson two. There are three possible patterns in common or cut time.

Lesson ten introduces variations of lesson nine the level II rhythmic syllables from Chuck Anderson's Modular Phonetic Rhythmic System. These patterns are part of a possible 36 variations.

Applying the alternating thumb fingerpicking style to 3/4 time.

Any tuning is possible on a ukulele as long as the construction supports it and a string is available.

Here are the most common tunings for the Ukulele shown in concert pitch.

Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale .....

Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale .....

Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale .....

Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale .....

Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale .....

Root Movement Analysis is the process of determining the root movement of chords within a chord progression, the chord types that are used as well as identifying tonal centers. This root movement can be determined .....

Chords ascending or descending by Chromatic half steps between roots. The root and species are NOT in the harmonized chord chart.

Major and Minor Harmonized Chord Charts used for while doing anHarmonic Analysis. Shows triads and 4-parts chords for all 15 major and minor keys.

Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale .....

Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale .....

Common and not so common music terms.

Knowing the language and terms used with music aides in your own understanding when exploring your music potential.

Alternate fingerings for F7 in C tuning. The same fingerings would apply to C7 in G tuning and G7 in D tuning.

These are taken from the Ukulele Chord of the Week lessons presented 2007.

The quickest and most directy way to determine the chord tones of any chord are to use the scale degrees of its major scale. For a major triad the chord tones are the 1st, 3rd and 5th scale degrees of its major scale. For .....

F#m7b5 or F#half-diminished seven is a common chord in the key of G major and Em - especially Em.

Part of my Cool Chords series for ukulele, this chord is strange in that an alternate fingering produces the same .....

Your first ukulele chord is typically an open position C major chord. It's only one finger and ukulele players love to show new players this, the easiest, usable ukulele chord for new players. Especially .....

Ear Training is the development of the active and passive capability to relate to music aurally. This includes the ability to recognize melodic and harmonic intervals, chords, chords progressions, rhythm, .....

Ear Training is the development of the active and passive capability to relate to music aurally. This includes the ability to recognize melodic and harmonic intervals, chords, chords progressions, rhythm, .....

The art and sceince of chord fingering. Learning your basic open position chords in common keys.

A scale and mode can contain exactly the same notes. So when it is a scale and when is it a mode?

This lesson explores the content that determine when a scale is a mode.

An Introduction to Scales and Soloing on Ukulele using the C Pentatonic Scale

Licks, riffs, leads, spontaneous melodies, solos... In the guitar world, this is called Lead Guitar. In the ukulele .....

The six essential scale are: Blues, Major Pentatonic, Mixolydian, Dorian, Aeolian, and Ionian.

There are two scales that can be the memorized and all other essential scales referenced from these two. These two .....

The types of chords possible on ukulele.

Open position chords, movable form chords, 4-part, a.k.a. jazz chords and free from chords.

Transposition is the process of moving note, chord, scale or any musicial passage from one key to another key. All music can be transposed, from a single note to a complex musicial score. This lesson .....

The ukulele (pronounced oo-koo-lele) comes in four sizes: Soprano (sometimes called Standard), Concert, Tenor and Baritone. The Baritone is tuned just like the four thin strings of a standard tuned guitar and called "G" .....

An interval is the distance between two notes. An interval has a name and a type. They can be played melodically or harmonically.

Simple Diatonic Intervals are taken from a major scale.

Rather than do a complete lessons on standard music notation. Why reinvent the wheel. There are lot of great resources online and books in music stores that already exsist. Here is my take on several of the .....

A core set of basic chords that all Ukulele players should know in five common keys: C, G, D, A and E. In all common "dominant" seventh chords in every key.

The Basic Open Position Ukulele Chord chart for Lefties. Common chords in five common common keys: C, G, D, A and E. In all common "dominant" seventh chords in every key.

Not all seventh chords are actually "dominant" seventh chords.

This lesson covers when is a Dominant Seventh Chord NOT really a Dominant seventh?